Pope Agapetus II

Pope Agapetus II (900-16 December 955) was Pope from 946 to 955, succeeding Pope Marinus II and preceding Pope John XII.

Biography
Agapetus was the son of a Roman father and a Greek mother, and in 946 he was consecrated as pope by Alberic II of Spoleto. He supported Artald of Reims during his dispute over the See of Reims with Hugh of Vermandois, and he excommunicated Count Herbert II of Vermandois for his opposition to Louis IV of France.